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Hadassah and the Zionist Project
Erica Simmons
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Description for Hadassah and the Zionist Project
Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, telling the story of how American Jewish women played a leading role in achieving Zionist goals and shaping the state of Israel. This book also traces Hadassah's involvement in the child rescue movement, which saved thousands of children from Nazi-occupied Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Founded to give women a frontline role in the Zionist struggle for statehood, Hadassah, the WomenOs Zionist Organization of America, first sent public health nurses to Palestine in 1913. Despite clashing with other Zionist organizations as it fought to keep control of its own projects, Hadassah grew to be the largest single American Zionist organization in the interwar period. Using original historical documents, Simmons examines HadassahOs roots in the American Progressive movement, and assesses some of the American field-tested projects which Hadassah exported to Palestine including visiting nurses, school lunches, and playgrounds. Hadassah chose each project carefully with a ... Read more
Founded to give women a frontline role in the Zionist struggle for statehood, Hadassah, the WomenOs Zionist Organization of America, first sent public health nurses to Palestine in 1913. Despite clashing with other Zionist organizations as it fought to keep control of its own projects, Hadassah grew to be the largest single American Zionist organization in the interwar period. Using original historical documents, Simmons examines HadassahOs roots in the American Progressive movement, and assesses some of the American field-tested projects which Hadassah exported to Palestine including visiting nurses, school lunches, and playgrounds. Hadassah chose each project carefully with a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742549388
SKU
V9780742549388
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About Erica Simmons
Erica B. Simmons received her Ph.D. in history from the University of Toronto. She was awarded a Hannah Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Medicine for 2004-2006 at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Reviews for Hadassah and the Zionist Project
Erica Simmons has written the compelling and largely unsung story of Hadassah’s role in building Israel’s network of social services. From our towering leaders, like Henrietta Szold, to the individual dedicated member, we see how the women of Hadassah not only participated in the building of the Jewish State, but empowered themselves as effective organizers and leaders through 'the Zionist ... Read more